{"id":2625492,"date":"2026-07-06T11:17:01","date_gmt":"2026-07-06T15:17:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/uk-fighter-jets-escort-russian-aircraft-away-from-carrier-strike-group\/"},"modified":"2026-07-06T11:20:42","modified_gmt":"2026-07-06T15:20:42","slug":"uk-fighter-jets-escort-russian-aircraft-away-from-carrier-strike-group","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/uk-fighter-jets-escort-russian-aircraft-away-from-carrier-strike-group\/","title":{"rendered":"UK fighter jets escort Russian aircraft away from carrier strike group"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">22<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fuk-fighter-jets-escort-russian-aircraft-away-from-carrier-strike-group%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2625492&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>A Russian Tu-142 maritime patrol aircraft repeatedly flew near a UK <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/bombshell-ufo-report-u-s-military-encounters-ufos-every-day-that-far-exceed-its-tech-capabilities\/\" title=\"Bombshell UFO Report: U.S. Military Encounters UFOs \u2018Every Day\u2019 That Far Exceed Its Tech, Capabilities\">carrier <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/u-s-navy-decommissions-uss-bonhomme-richard-ship-to-be-dismantled-after-massive-fire\/\" title=\"U.S. Navy decommissions USS Bonhomme Richard, ship to be dismantled after massive fire\">strike group<\/a><\/a> off the coast of Norway, dropping sonobuoys and approaching dangerously close without responding to international dialog attempts. In response, two US F-35 fighter jets escorted the Russian plane away for safety reasons.The UK Ministry of Defense condemned the incident as unsafe and unprofessional. The strike group, including HMS Prince of Wales, HMS Duncan, and RFA Tidespring, was on NATO patrol. Defense Secretary Dan Jarvis visited the flagship recently, emphasizing the importance of such deployments for deterrence amid rising global tensions.Such close military fly-bys,once common during the Cold War,have become more frequent due to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/biden-sleepwalking-into-war-trump-tcb-washington-examiner\/\" title=\"Biden sleepwalking into war, Trump TCB - Washington Examiner\">escalating international tensions<\/a>.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<article class=\"fn-body\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/united-kingdom\/\" type=\"post_tag\" id=\"547\">U.K.<\/a> fighter jets intercepted and escorted a <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/russia\/\" type=\"post_tag\" id=\"80\">Russian<\/a> aircraft away from a carrier strike group after it repeatedly flew close.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">On Monday, a Russian Tu-142 \u201cBear-F\u201d maritime patrol craft, derived from the famous Tu-95 bomber, made repeated close passes at the strike group. During these passes, it dropped several sonobuoys, a listening device used to find submarines. Repeated attempts to reach the aircraft on international frequencies went unanswered, prompting two F-35 jets to escort the plane away from the group.<\/p>\n<section class=\"explore-more-section\" id=\"wex-recommended-widget\">\n<div class=\"magazine-container single\">\n<h1 class=\"magazine-title mt-2\">Recommended Stories<\/h1>\n<p>             <i class=\"fa-solid fa-play icon\"><\/i>         <\/div>\n<div class=\"explore-grid\">\n<div class=\"explore-card\">                         <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/world\/4636687\/hamas-dismantles-government-allow-board-of-peace-approved-panel-take-over\/?itm_source=parsely-api\">                             <\/p>\n<div class=\"explore-thumb-wrap\">                                                                                                                                  <\/div>\n<h3>Hamas dismantles government to allow Board of Peace-approved panel to take over<\/h3>\n<p>                         <\/a>                     <\/div>\n<div class=\"explore-card\">                         <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/world\/4635402\/russia-ukraine-war-death-toll-fifth-year\/?itm_source=parsely-api\">                             <\/p>\n<div class=\"explore-thumb-wrap\">                                                                                                                                  <\/div>\n<h3>Unrelenting war in Ukraine sees skyrocketing death toll in fifth year<\/h3>\n<p>                         <\/a>                     <\/div>\n<div class=\"explore-card\">                         <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/world\/4636547\/iran-ayatollah-funeral-trump-assassination\/?itm_source=parsely-api\">                             <\/p>\n<div class=\"explore-thumb-wrap\">                                                                                                                                  <\/div>\n<h3>Iranians call for Trump\u2019s death at funeral for assassinated ayatollah: \u2018Seek revenge\u2019<\/h3>\n<p>                         <\/a>                     <\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/section>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The incident occurred somewhere off the coast of Norway.<\/p>\n<div class=\"wex-inarticle-ad wex-inarticle-ad-art-dsk-inart-1\">\n<div class=\"wex-ad-wrap wex-ad-art-dsk-inart-1\" style=\"min-height:90px\"><span class=\"wex-ad-label\" hidden>Advertisement<\/span><\/p>\n<div id=\"div-gpt-ad-3182201-15\" data-wex-ad=\"art-dsk-inart-1\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"article-paywall\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The U.K. Ministry of Defense voiced outrage over the incident.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cThe <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\" >aircraft flew unnecessarily close<\/a> to HMS Prince of Wales, dropped multiple sonobuoys nearby, and failed to respond on international safety frequencies,\u201d it said in a post on X. \u201cThis activity was unsafe and unprofessional.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The carrier strike group consists of the aircraft carrier <em>HMS Prince of Wales<\/em>, destroyer <em>HMS Duncan<\/em>, and the replenishment tanker <em>RFA Tidespring<\/em>. It was on patrol as part of NATO\u2019s North Atlantic coverage, and boasts 1,500 military personnel.<\/p>\n<div class=\"wex-inarticle-ad wex-inarticle-ad-art-dsk-inart-2\">\n<div class=\"wex-ad-wrap wex-ad-art-dsk-inart-2\" style=\"min-height:90px\"><span class=\"wex-ad-label\" hidden>Advertisement<\/span><\/p>\n<div id=\"div-gpt-ad-3182201-16\" data-wex-ad=\"art-dsk-inart-2\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Defense Secretary Dan Jarvis had just visited the <em>HMS Prince of Wales<\/em> over the weekend, where he praised the work of the personnel on board.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong><a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/world\/4635402\/russia-ukraine-war-death-toll-fifth-year\/\" type=\"post\" id=\"4635402\">UNRELENTING WAR IN UKRAINE SEES SKYROCKETING DEATH TOLL IN FIFTH YEAR<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cWe live in an increasingly dangerous and uncertain time, and it\u2019s deployments like this, supported by allies and partners including Iceland, that improve our deterrence and defense as part of NATO,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n<div class=\"wex-inarticle-ad wex-inarticle-ad-art-dsk-inart-3\">\n<div class=\"wex-ad-wrap wex-ad-art-dsk-inart-3\" style=\"min-height:90px\"><span class=\"wex-ad-label\" hidden>Advertisement<\/span><\/p>\n<div id=\"div-gpt-ad-3182201-17\" data-wex-ad=\"art-dsk-inart-3\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Though the maneuver angered the United Kingdom, it isn\u2019t an unusual development. Close fly-bys have been common practice since the Cold War, but have seen a spike since tensions have increased in recent years.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/article>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>U.K. jets intercept Russian plane near carrier group, drop sonobuoys<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2653,"featured_media":2625493,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/ap22034654045237-scaled-e1783349929284.jpg?w=696","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[33651],"tags":[82261,50966,82260,36142,73707],"class_list":["post-2625492","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-the-western-journal","tag-defense-operations","tag-fighter-jets","tag-naval-escort-2","tag-russian-aircraft","tag-uk-military"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/ap22034654045237-scaled-e1783349929284.jpg?w=696","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2625492","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2653"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2625492"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2625492\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2625496,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2625492\/revisions\/2625496"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2625493"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2625492"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2625492"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2625492"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}